Green Infrastructure in New Haven: Bioswales and the West River
the Edgewood School bioswale is boosting the ecosystem’s resilience while improving the West River’s water quality.
Category: Land
Tigers and Rivers and Rain Gardens, Oh My! Green Infrastructure on the Pequonnock River
It’s World Water Week 2016 and thought leaders from around the world are gathered in Stockholm, Sweden, for the annual collaborative water conference. Designed as a place for innovators and decision makers to share ideas and develop solutions to the world’s water-related challenges, this year’s conference focuses on water for sustainable growth. Each year, our […]
Art (and you!) can Save Oswegatchie Hills
A traveling display put on by the founders of the Save Oswegatchie Hills Coalition shows why East Lyme’s Oswegatchie Hills and the Niantic River need to be protected and preserved.
Congressionals support committee passage of “Don’t Sell Plum Island” amendment
The House Homeland Security Committee has unanimously approved an amended version of Congressman Lee Zeldin’s “Don’t Sell Plum Island” bill. Next step: a vote in the full House!
Tantalizing: the Mystery of Plum Island’s Wildlife, Part 3
Matt Schlesinger, chief zoologist with the NY Natural Heritage Program, describes listening for rare bird calls and watching for foraging sea turtles as the program completes a biologic study of Plum Island.
An Island Full of Surprises (Part II)
Part 2 of a two-part series on Plum Island by John Turner of the Preserve Plum Island Coalition. Here’s part 1.
Pipeline Puts Drinking Water Lands in Peril
CFE/Save the Sound Board members Barbara David and Sara Bronin hosted a gathering at the Town and County Club in Hartford to build connections among concerned residents and environmental advocates opposing a pipeline route through watershed lands.
What’s on tap: 2016 CT legislative agenda
Connecticut’s legislative session starts on Wednesday and we’re thrilled to share our priorities with you!